+ By ScholarChip Card LLC

ScholarChip pioneered card-based minute-by-minute classroom attendance to meet the new state mandates.

ASTAR is a student ID-based classroom attendance service that assists schools in complying with new mandates as they relate to APPR (Annual Professional Performance Review). States are mandating that districts track the time a student is present in class, which then becomes a component of a teacher's APPR. Without automation compliance will be difficult and expensive to implement. ScholarChip automates the collection of this required classroom data and integrates with SIS systems.

With ScholarChip's ASTAR App students tap their contactless smart ID cards on a reader (such as a Android NFC tablet) as they enter a classroom. The tap automatically registers their attendance, including any tardy status. Students may tap out of class, and if need be tap back into class (for example for remedial services or a guidance meeting). The time a student is absent from class is recorded and the system provides an accurate to-the-minute count of a student's attendance over the duration of the period. This minute count is transferred to the SIS system along with the appropriate attendance code.